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How did Monsieur Loisel pay to replace the necklace his wife lost?

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He had eighteen thousand francs inherited from his father. He would have to borrow eighteen thousand more, but he had committed himself to paying "ruinous" interest on a large part of the borrowed money--possibly something like twenty percent per annum. So by the time the Loisels finally got the necklace paid off,
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